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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 2. Agriculture |
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Agency 5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
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Chapter 620. Regulations Pertaining to the Establishment of the Dangerous Dog Registry |
Section 40. Initial registration requirements for local animal control officers
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The local animal control officer, upon receipt of all information from the owner as required under 2VAC5-620-30 A, shall then certify a dog found dangerous by a court of competent jurisdiction within 45 calendar days of such finding. The local animal control officer shall:
1. Provide the owner with a copy of the law and this regulation.
2. Verify the owner has submitted all information required by law and this regulation.
3. Fill out the Dangerous Dog Registration Certificate with the owner.
4. Transmit electronically the Dangerous Dog Registration Certificate information to the State Veterinarian within five business days of certification.
5. Provide the owner with a Dangerous Dog Registration Certificate. The fee for the certificate shall be $150 payable to the treasurer of the locality, in addition to other fees that may be authorized by law.
6. Provide the owner with a Dangerous Dog Renewal Registration Form from the Dangerous Dog Registry website.
7. Provide the owner or cause the treasurer of the locality to provide the owner with a uniformly designed Virginia Dangerous Dog tag with a unique identification number.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 23, Issue 19, eff. July 1, 2007; amended, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 10, eff. December 18, 2012.